Publications

2023

Eggimann S., Fiorentini, M. (2023): Transferring energy signatures across space and time to validate their use for rapid urban heating and cooling energy demand estimation. Under review at Building & Environment,

Vulic N, Eggimann S., Sulzer M., Orehounig K. (2023): National building stock model for evaluating the impact of different retrofit measures. CISBAT - The built environment in transition, Forthcoming

Eggimann S., Vivian J., Fiorentini M. (2023): Heating and cooling European buildings with lakes? Europhysics News, 54, 3, 16–19. https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2023301

Chaudry M., Jayasuriya L., Hall J.W., Jenkins H., Eyre N., Eggimann S. (2023): Simulating flexibility, variability and decentralisation with an integrated energy system model for Great Britain. Scientific Reports, 13, 4772. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31257-9

Eggimann S., Vivian J., Chen R., Orehounig K., Patt A., Fiorentini M. (2023): The potential of lake-source district heating and cooling for European buildings. Energy Conversion and Management, 283, 116914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.116914

Eggimann S., Mutschler R., Orehounig K., Fiorentini M. (2023): Climate change shifts the trade-off between lower cooling and higher heating demand from daylight saving time in office buildings. Environmental Research Letters, 18, 024001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acb0e3

Rüdisüli M, Teske S.L., Sidler D., van den Heuvel D., Diamond L.W., Mutschler R., Orehounig K., Eggimann S. (2023): Potential of renewable surplus electricity for power-to-gas and geo-methanation in Switzerland. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, 14527–14542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.12.290

2022

Perera A.T.D., Khayatian F., Eggimann S., Orehounig K., Halgamuge S. (2022): Machine learning to quantify the propagation of climate-induced uncertainties in energy systems Applied Energy, 328, 120169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120169

Orehounig K., Fierz L., Allan J., Eggimann S., Vulic N., Bojarski A. (2022): CESAR-P: A dynamic urban building energy simulation tool. Journal of Open Source Software, 7(78), 4261. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00855-2

Allan J., Eggimann S., Wagner M., Ho Y.N., Züger M., Schneider U., Orehounig K. (2022): Operational and embodied emissions associated with urban neighbourhood densification strategies. Energy and Buildings, 276, 112482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112482

Eggimann S. (2022): The potential of implementing superblocks for multifunctional street use in cities Nature Sustainability, 5, 406–414. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00855-2

Eggimann S. (2022): Expanding urban green space with superblocks. Land Use Policy, 117, 106111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106111

Eggimann S., Vulic N., Rüdisüli M., Mutschler R, Orehounig K., Sulzer M. (2022): Bottom-up building stock clustering of Switzerland. Energy and Buildings, 111844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111844

Rüdisüli M., Romano E., Eggimann S., Patel M.K. (2022): Greenhouse gas emissions in electricity: Assessing impacts of different decarbonization strategies. Energy Policy, 2022, 112794 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112794

Silva, R., Eggimann S., Fierz L., Orehounig K., Baldini L. (2022): Opportunities for passive cooling to mitigate the impact of climate change in Switzerland. Building and Environment, 208, 108574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108574

2021

Eggimann S., Lischer P., Bolliger J. (2021): Evaluating superblock design to enhance urban greening. Journal of Physics: Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012005

Eggimann S., Wagner, Ho Y.N., Züger M., Schneider U., Orehounig K. (2021): Geospatial simulation of sustainable urban densification potentials. Sustainable Cities and Society, 72, 103068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103068

Mutschler, R., Rüdisüli, M., Heer, p., Eggimann S. (2021): Benchmarking cooling and heating energy demands with respect to climate change, population growth and device uptake. Applied Energy, 288, 116636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116636

2020

Zorn C., Koks E., Eggimann S. (2020): Demand side management to improve electricity network resilience. ArXiv Pre-Print. http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.04954

Eggimann S., Wagner M., Chen T., Yoo N.H., Schneider U., Orehounig K. (2020): Sustainable urban densification potentials: a geospatial analysis of Swiss post-war neighbourhoods. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 588, 1.01 – 1.05. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/2/022040

Eggimann S., Usher W., Eyre N., Hall J.W. (2020): How weather affects energy demand variability in the transition towards sustainable heating. Energy, 195C, 116947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.116947

2019

Moy de Vitry M., Schneider M.Y., Wani O., Manny L., Leitão J., Eggimann S. (2019): Smart urban water systems: What could possibly go wrong? Environmental Research Letters, 14(8), 081001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab3761

Moy de Vitry M., Schneider M.Y., Wani O., Manny L., Leitão J., Eggimann S. (2019): Eggimann S., (2020): A high-resolution spatio-temporal energy demand simulation to explore the potential of heating demand side management with largescale heat pump diffusion. Applied Energy, 236, 997-1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.052

2018

Eggimann S., Truffer B., Feldmann U., Maurer M. (2018): Screening European market potentials for small modular wastewater treatment systems – an inroad to sustainability transitions in urban water management? Land Use Policy, 78, 711–725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.031

2017

Eggimann S., Mutzner L., Wani O., Schneider M., Moy de Vitry M., Beutler P., Maurer M. (2017): The Potential of Knowing More: A Review of Data-Driven Urban Water Management. Land Use Policy, 51 (5), 2538–2553. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b04267

2016

Eggimann S., Truffer B., Maurer M. (2016): The cost of hybrid waste water systems: a systematic framework for specifying minimum cost-connection rates. Water Reserach, 103, 472–484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.062

Eggimann S., Truffer B., Maurer M. (2016): Economies of density for on-site waste water treatment. Water Reserach, 101, 476–489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.011

2015

Eggimann S., Truffer B., Maurer M. (2015): To connect or not to connect? Modelling the optimal degree of centralisation for wastewater infrastructures. Water Reserach, 84, 218–231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.004

Thesis

Eggimann S. (2016): The optimal degree of centralisation for wastewater infrastructures. A model-based geospatial economic analysis. Doctoral Thesis. ETH Zurich, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010811248

Eggimann S. (2013): Potential for a sustainability transition of decentralised wastewater systems for Switzerland on the level of urban structural units. Master Thesis. University of Zürich, Switzerland. Link

Reports

Horvath, J.B., Delacrétaz, Y., Eggimann S. (2023): Urbane Strassenraumnutzung in der Schweiz. Explorative Studie zu verschiedenen Instrumenten mit Fokus auf den Superblock. Schweizerischer Städteverband (eds.), Bern, Schweiz. Link en | fr

Vulic N., Eggimann S., Orehounig K., Sulzer M. (2022): Erst sortieren, dann sanieren. Die Auswirkung verschiedener Sanierungsstrategien auf den Energieverbrauch von Schweizer Wohngebäuden Konferenz Kantonaler Energiefachstellen (EnFK) (eds.)

VSE, EBP, Empa (eds.) (2022): Energieversorgung der Schweiz bis 2050. Bern, Switzerland. Link

Eggimann S., Allan J., Wagner M., Ho Y.N., Züger M., Schneider U., Orehounig K. (2021): Urban densification and its impact on energy use in Swiss cities. Final Report. Bern, Switzerland. Link

Other contributions

Aqua & Gas (2023): Heizen und Kühlen mit Seewasser? Nov. 2023 Link

Bulletin (2023): Stromsparen bei Eingpässen koordinieren. May 2023. Link

Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen (2023): Koordiniertes Energiesparen in Haushalten. 30.1.2023. Link

SpringerNature (2022): Transforming cities with superblocks. Link

Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen (2021): Wird Kühlen das neue Heizen? Bulletin, 30.08.2021. Link

N+L Inside (2021): «Grau zu Grün»: Analyse zum Transformationspotential des Strassenraums in der Stadt Zürich. Link

ETH Blog (2021): Keeping it cool in Switzerland: Keeping it cool in Switzerland: The critical impact of air-conditioning uptake. Link

Global Infrastructure Hub (2020): Re-thinking wastewater infrastructure in times of crisis and rapid urbanisation. Link

Press

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